Cloris Awards ceremony moves to Hoyt Sherman Place

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The third annual Cloris Awards ceremony is set for 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 27, at Hoyt Sherman Place.

Named for the Oscar-winning Des Moines native who attended the 2016 ceremony, the Cloris Leachman Excellence in Theatre Arts Awards celebrate outstanding contributions – both on stage and behind the scenes – to locally produced theater in greater Des Moines. Trophies will be awarded in a number of categories, including acting, directing and design.

“This city has such an incredible array of talent on display on stages all across town that it’s important to gather for one night and applaud the entire theater community,” said longtime director and actor Jeanne Hopson, a member of the Clorises’ six-member jury. “This is such a great opportunity to broaden the spotlight.”

This year’s ceremony will be hosted by two local theater veterans and broadcast personalities – Maxwell Schaeffer of KIOA radio and Jackie Schmillen of KCWI-TV – amid the splendor of Hoyt Sherman Place, which is hosting the event for the first time, at 1501 Woodland Ave.

General admission tickets for the ceremony are $25 and are on sale at the Hoyt Sherman Place ticket office and online at www.hoytsherman.org.

For more information, contact Michael Morain at 515-321-3703 or morain@hotmail.com.